Zachary Taylor: Rare ROUGH & READY sleeve button

Clothing button promoting Zachary Taylor for president, 1848. Brass shell. DeWitt 1848-35.

Obv: Military bust of Taylor to right, inscription in raised letters to left, ROUGH; to right, & READY, enclosed by raised serrated border. Rev: Inscription, EXTRA SPORTING, in raised letters.

Few of these tiny sleeve buttons survive. Choice specimen.